Since economic, political and strategic relations between Europe and China are not commensurate with their mutual appreciation and reciprocal attraction, a formidable potential for synergy between the two edges of the continent still awaits to be unleashed.
The new French President François Hollande is obviously facing daunting challenges on...
(2) Comments | Posted April 22, 2012 | 12:43 PM
As the Chinese renaissance unfolds and profoundly modifies the structure of international relations, it is the terminology of network analysis more than the usual vocabulary of political science which provides the tools to apprehend the nature of China's global posture, for while Washington explicitly pursues leadership, the concept of centrality...
(2) Comments | Posted January 4, 2012 | 9:31 AM
The redistribution of global power modifies the relations between the great powers and invites them to reconsider their diplomatic priorities. While in the aftermath of the Second World War the future of Europe has been proactively shaped by the U.S., or more precisely, by a group of American "Wise Men,"...
(40) Comments | Posted August 30, 2011 | 10:25 AM
When American publishing magnate Henry R Luce (1898-1967) announced exactly 70 years ago the beginning of the "American Century," he correctly anticipated the United States' pre-eminence following World War II, but overestimated the duration of the Pax Americana.
Ironically, Luce who spent 15 years of his early life in China,...
(2) Comments | Posted May 13, 2012 | 2:23 PM